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I think of desire as the essence that brings forth the whole universe.
Tara Brach
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Tara Brach
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 17
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Happiness lies not in finding what is missing, but in finding what is present.
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There are stories we take on from our culture, and there are stories based on our own personal history. Some of those stories lock us in limiting beliefs and lead to suffering, and there are others that can move us toward freedom.
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When someone says to us, as Thich Nhat Hanh suggests, Darling, I care about your suffering, a deep healing begins.
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There is so much division in this world. So what is really the path of healing? It can begin in this moment, by embracing the life that`s here.
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I think the reason Buddhism and Western psychology are so compatible is that Western psychology helps to identify the stories and the patterns in our personal lives, but what Buddhist awareness training does is it actually allows the person to develop skills to stay in what's going on.
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In the collective psyche it is being understood... that we can cultivate wisdom and compassion.
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When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to wholeheartedly say yes to our life as it is.
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The spiritual path is not a solo endeavor. In fact, the very notion of a self who is trying to free her/ himself is a delusion. We are in it together and the company of spiritual friends helps us realize our interconnectedness.
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That non-attachment gives us the freedom to be exactly who we are.
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The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom.
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